Summary

The Dang Laboratory at the Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine investigates the roles of epigenetics and chromatin dynamics in regulating aging, with an emphasis on cellular aging and mammalian adult stem cell aging. We are looking for a research associate with experience in mammalian stem cell culture, mammalian organoid culture and characterization, RNAi and CRISPR-cas9 techniques, and general molecular biology and cell biology techniques.

Job Duties

• Design, plan, and conduct research experiments
• Evaluate and analyze data generated from experiments
• Acquire and implement novel technologies for research projects
• Conduct literature search and summarize information in an appropriate format
• Engage in collaborations based on lab's research interests and expertise
• Participate in lab management
• Train and supervise junior lab members

Specific types of experiments include, but not limited to:

• Mammalian cell culture, serial passaging, and cellular senescence assays
• Mammalian cell transfection, RNAi knockdown, CRISPR knockout, and selection
• Preparation of lentivirus constructs for RNAi and CRISPR
• DNA, RNA, and chromatin extraction from mammalian cells, and Chromatin IP
• Sequencing library preparation

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Basic Science or a related field.  Experience in lieu of degree will not be accepted.
• Three years of relevant experience typically as a Research Assistant, Research Technician or Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in any biomedical sciences field